Disable Caps Lock Key in Linux

I hate the caps lock key. So, in my ~/.bash_profile I have the following line to disable caps lock:
xmodmap -e "remove lock = Caps_Lock"
To turn off caps lock key, enter:
$ xmodmap -e "remove lock = Caps_Lock"
Now caps key is disabled. To enable caps key, enter:
$ xmodmap -e "add lock = Caps_Lock"
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4 comments

  1. David RonJune 12, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Apparently, in Ubuntu 11.04, the proper directions are to click system->keyboard->Layouts->options->caps lock behavio and choose "disable caps lock"

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  2. David RonJuly 22, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    And, now in Ubuntu 12.04, the solution is to make the caps lock another ctrl key like so:
    /usr/bin/setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps"

    http://askubuntu.com/questions/149971/how-do-you-swap-or-remap-control-and-caps-lock-keys-in-xubuntu

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  3. David RonJuly 25, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    Another Fun One: Remap caps to f13:
    xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 66 = F13'

    http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2008/12/remapping-caps-lock.html

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  4. dscoSeptember 11, 2012 at 2:36 AM

    Terminal option didn't work for me in 12.04, but they seem to have added it into the settings menu, with lots of interesting setup options.

    System settings > Keyboard > Layout settings > Options > Caps lock key behavior.

    I swapped my Caps Lock and Escape keys - should be less likely to hit it by mistake but leaves it on the keyboard if I ever do need Caps lock.

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